The Units’ Digital Stimulation is synthpunk perfection

<figure> <img alt="The cover of The Units’ 1980 album Digital Stimulation." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Units / Scott Ryser" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/a1818657383_10.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Units are a band I discovered in part thanks to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977190/no-dogs-in-space-music-history-podcast">No Dogs in Space</a>. During their miniseries on <a href="https://youtu.be/MdCRcrgX080">The Screamers</a> (another incredible band worth checking out), they mention <a href="http://synthpunk.org">synthpunk.org</a> as one of their sources. And there's no better way to get my attention than to combine two of my favorite things - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/986564/professor-murder-rides-the-subway-dance-punk-perfection-review">punk rock and synthesizers</a>. The site was down that day (it appears to be back up now), but I was able to access a version from July through the Wayback Machine. What greeted me was a bare-bones site with links for six bands, including The Screamers. But at the top was The Units, a band I'd never heard of and, after tracking down their 1980 record <a href="https://units-scottryser.bandcamp.com/album/digital-stimulation-special-40th-anniversary-remixed-edition"><em>D …</em></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/994415/the-units-digital-stimulation-synthpunk-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>